The Leveling Caster is a combination leveling foot and caster to allow cabinet designers to maximize the stability of cabinets both while rolling and in the final installation

The problem with current cabinet hardware:

    Cabinet designers face conflicting needs, (1) to provide leveling feet as widely spaced as possible, and (2) to provide casters as widely spaced as possible for stability while rolling the cabinet to a new location.  Using existing hardware, the casters and the leveling feet compete for space at the corners of the cabinet, shown below where red is used in the bottom views to indicate pressure points.

How the instability problem is solved with the HinesLab Leveling Caster:

    The Leveling Caster is bolted to the underside of the floor in a cabinet after a clearance hole is drilled for the threaded leveling foot.  Initially, the leveling foot is in the upward, retracted position.  The cabinet is rolled into position, and a wrench is used to screw down the leveling foot until the weight is transferred to the foot, and to adjust for an uneven floor.  The leveling foot and threaded shaft are tucked between the dual wheels of the caster.. The leveling foot and caster so nearly occupy the same position that the cabinet is as stable as possible in both the rolling and stationary mode.

Hines' original lab notebook entry for this invention

    This is a technology announcement and license offer.  It is not a product being offered for sale to end users. Manufacturing licenses are available and HinesLab seeks a licensee.  Hardware manufacturers, please contact Steve Hines by email, or at 818-507-5812.

HinesLab, Inc.

Glendale, California, USA

email: Steve@HinesLab.com

    If the casters are mounted in the far corners, the leveling feet are compromised and the cabinet is not stable in the final installation..

    If the leveling feet are mounted in the far corners, the casters are compromised, making the cabinet unstable while being rolled into position.